Human Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: April 26, 2024
Preferred Name

Multiple lipomas

Synonyms

Multiple fatty lumps

Lipomas

Lipomatosis

Definitions

A lipoma is a benign tumor composed of fatty tissue. They are the most common form of soft tissue tumor and are usually soft to the touch, movable, and generally painless (but there is a separate entity of painful multiple lipomas which is a hereditary disease called Dercum disease or adiposis dolorosa). Many lipomas are small (under one centimeter diameter) but can enlarge to sizes greater than six centimeters. Lipomas are commonly found in adults from 40 to 60 years of age, but can also be found in children. The presence of multiple lipomas (a type of benign tissue made of fatty tissue).

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001012

comment

A lipoma is a benign tumor composed of fatty tissue. They are the most common form of soft tissue tumor and are usually soft to the touch, movable, and generally painless (but there is a separate entity of painful multiple lipomas which is a hereditary disease called Dercum disease or adiposis dolorosa). Many lipomas are small (under one centimeter diameter) but can enlarge to sizes greater than six centimeters. Lipomas are commonly found in adults from 40 to 60 years of age, but can also be found in children.

database_cross_reference

UMLS:C0745730

SNOMEDCT_US:404062002

MSH:D008067

UMLS:C0023798

SNOMEDCT_US:93163002

SNOMEDCT_US:46720004

NCIT:C3192

definition

The presence of multiple lipomas (a type of benign tissue made of fatty tissue).

has_exact_synonym

Multiple fatty lumps

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

has_related_synonym

Lipomas

Lipomatosis

id

HP:0001012

label

Multiple lipomas

notation

HP:0001012

prefLabel

Multiple lipomas

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0012031

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0012031

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